Content:

Einar Englund
The Great Wall of China
Symphony No. 4 "The Nostalgic"
Symphony No. 5 "Fennica"



Artists:
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Eri Klas, conductor

Genres:
Orchestral

Series:
Critics' choices

Features:

Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish

Format:
CD

Released:
January 2000

Catalogue No.:
ODE 961-2

EAN/UPC Code:
0761195096123

Track listing

CD 64:31
Einar Englund (1916-1999)
Symphony No. 4 "The Nostalgic", for strings and percussion (1976) 25:18
1 I. Prelude (Adagio) 7:02
2 II. Tempus fugit (Allegro assai) 4:18
3 III. Nostalgia (Andante) 7:02
4 IV. Intermezzo V. Epilogue (Allegretto grazioso - Adagio) 6:55
5 Symphony No. 5 "Fennica" (To the Memory of J.K. Paasikivi) (1977) 18:45
The Great Wall of China - Concert Suite after a play by Max Frisch (1949) 20:08
6 I. Ouvertura 2:34
7 II. Masquerade in a Chinese Garden 1:56
8 III. Inquisition 3:37
9 IV. Rumba 2:03
10 V. Green Table Tango 1:42
11 VI. March à la Shostakovich 2:06
12 VII. Jazz-intermezzo 2:24
13 VIII. Finale-Polognais 3:45



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Awards

Cannes Classical Award
Classica-Répertoire 'R10 du mois'
ClassicsToday.com '10/10'

Press review

Cannes Classical Awards 2002: Orchestral and Concerto Award

Under Eri Klas this orchestra plays these scores as if they are the end of the world.
Fanfare, September/October 2001

A spicy introduction to Englund's music in zestful and committed performances.
Guy Rickards, Gramophone, July 2001

Einar Englund's incidental music to The Great Wall of China will delight and astonish music lovers looking for a refreshing new experience. (...) Not only do Eri Klas and the Tampere Philharmonic offer performances as gripping, cogent, and virtuosic as the music ideally demands (and make no mistake, Englund was one of the 20th century's masters at writing for orchestra), Ondine has captured them in stunningly realistic, impactful sound. Don't miss this extraordinary recording by any means!

David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com